Diamonds Are For Free! Japanese Giveaway

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Thousands queued for hours outside a luxury jeweller in Tokyo that was offering a 5,000 free diamond giveaway.

A queue stretched for several city blocks from early morning as people waited for Mauboussin in upmarket Ginza district to open at 9 a.m. eager to get one of the 0.1 carat rocks, worth about 5,000 yen ($50) each.

Atsuko Aoki, 65, said she and her retired husband arrived at 6 a.m. to get one of the precious stones being offered as a special promotion for the jeweller's recently-opened Japanese flagship store.

"I left my husband standing in line and walked around Ginza," she said.

The free offer was part of a "bright campaign to drive away the recession", with the company also offering to set the diamonds in rings and necklaces for customers who want to pay for the jewellery.